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The prosecutor who put her away says she should be free, but she's still in prison

4:58pm April 06, 2024

by Elizabeth Cantwell

A prosecutor in Oklahoma sentenced a woman to life without parole in the 1990s. Now he says she should not be in prison anymore, but efforts to free her have failed.

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'On Our Watch' podcast investigates violence at California prison

4:58pm April 06, 2024

Two former correctional officers-turned-whistleblowers reveal a disproportionate use of force at California's New Folsom Prison and pay a price for telling the truth.

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Pluto was discovered at an Arizona observatory. It might be named the state planet

8:34am April 06, 2024

by Camryn Sanchez

There's bipartisan support in Arizona to make Pluto the official state planet. Pluto was discovered at an observatory in Arizona, but was downgraded to a dwarf planet in 2006.

Music & Culture

Tennessee became the first state to protect musicians from generative AI

8:34am April 06, 2024

by Jewly Hight

A Tennessee bill seeks to ban unauthorized deepfakes and regulate how AI platforms use copyrighted material to train algorithms without permission.

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Texas gov blames pro-Palestinian students in new free speech order for universities

6:41pm April 05, 2024

by Camille Phillips

Pro-Palestinian student groups named in Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's order to public universities and colleges to revise free speech policies to address antisemitism say they're being singled out.

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Nakala Murry (shown right) could potentially lose custody of her three kids after a Mississippi police officer shot and wounded her son, 11-year-old Aderrien Murry (shown left) in May 2023 after calling 911 for a domestic incident at the family's home.

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Police shot Nakala Murry's young son. Now, she could lose custody of her kids.

5:54pm April 05, 2024

by Jonathan Franklin

Nakala Murry spoke exclusively to NPR about a petition that references the May 2023 shooting of Aderrien Murry. She said the move "caught her off guard."

Linda Anderson, an emergency communications technician, responds to a call at the Denver 911 dispatch center.

National

Many 911 call centers are understaffed, and the job has gotten harder

5:12pm April 05, 2024

by Meg Anderson

More cities are adopting alternative response models, where mental health clinicians respond instead of police. The question of who to send usually rests with 911 workers, who are often overworked and overstressed.

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco says legalization has increased incentives for unlicensed cannabis farms and associated violent crime.

Black market cannabis thrives in California despite legalization

12:22pm April 05, 2024

by Martin Kaste

Marijuana legalization was expected to bring the industry out of the shadows. But in some states, the black market is alive and well.

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What's behind the calls for Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor to step down?

10:46am April 05, 2024

by Devan Schwartz

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Kate Shaw, a constitutional law scholar at the University of Pennsylvania, about her thoughts on calls for Justice Sonia Sotomayor to step down.

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National

Migrant children waiting at the southern border must be sheltered, judge rules

7:26am April 05, 2024

The judge ruled children in makeshift camps along the border are subject to a long-standing court-supervised agreement that set standards for their treatment.

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